The Senior Typhoon Qualified Dual Pilot / Simulator Instructor is responsible for the delivery and supervision of advanced Typhoon pilot training, encompassing both airborne and synthetic instruction for the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF). This includes leading, mentoring, and assessing QEAF pilots across the full training continuum — from ab-initio to instructor level — and ensuring seamless integration between live and simulator-based training programs.
The incumbent serves as the Senior BAE Systems Typhoon Instructor, providing strategic oversight of instructional staff and mission system support personnel, and acting as the company’s principal liaison with senior QEAF training authorities.
Core Responsibilities:
- Conduct airborne and synthetic flight
instruction for QEAF Typhoon student and qualified pilots in
accordance with the approved Typhoon Training Syllabus.
- Deliver classroom-based theoretical instruction
covering Typhoon systems, avionics, weapons, and operational procedures.
- Utilize Typhoon Mission Training Simulators, Avionics Part Task Trainers, and other ground-based training
devices to deliver and evaluate performance.
- Ensure adherence to safety procedures and training
quality standards during all instructional activities.
- Provide leadership and oversight for two Typhoon
Instructor Pilots and four Mission System Support (MSS) Clerks.
- Oversee daily training operations and act as the Instructional
Lead for BAE Systems’ Typhoon training team in Qatar.
- Mentor and support QEAF instructors, promoting
standardization and excellence in all training phases.
- Assist QEAF with the design, development, and
refinement of pilot training syllabi, academic materials, and
simulator missions.
- Generate, configure, and validate mission
scenarios, ensuring operational realism and alignment with current Typhoon
capabilities.
- Support QEAF in maintaining compliance with STANEVAL and operational readiness requirements.
- Act as the senior point of contact for customer-facing
training matters, maintaining close liaison with QEAF senior officers.
- Support customer and BAE Systems design reviews and training audits, providing expert input on flight operations
and instructional methodology.
- Advise on integration of new Typhoon operational
capabilities, ensuring that training content reflects the latest systems
and tactics.
- Conduct pre-flight briefings, post-flight
debriefings, and performance evaluations for students and instructors.
- Produce detailed training reports and student
progress assessments in accordance with QEAF and BAE Systems
standards.
- Ensure accurate documentation of training events,
scenarios, and student performance.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Be a qualified aircrew instructor in
airborne, academic and the operation of the training devices.
- Use the QEAF assets to conduct airborne
instruction in the Typhoon.
- Utilise the aircraft Mission Training
Simulators, and teaching devices to provide ground based pilot training at the
training centre and on the Squadron.
- To maintain knowledge of current
aircraft operations, the aircraft and weapons configuration as capability is
introduced or enhanced.